Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Salad

Serves: 4-5 as a side salad

Prep Time: 5 min

Cooking Time: 15 min

Total:  20 min

Ingredients

1 large eggplant, cut into slices

2-3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

crumbled goat cheese

fresh basil, thinly sliced

fresh mint leaves

1-2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar

salt and pepper

Directions

1. Brush eggplant slices with olive oil and grill on either a George Foreman grill or a barbecue for 4-5 minutes. Repeat until all slices are grilled.
2. To toast pine nuts, heat a small dry skillet over medium heat.  Add pine nuts and stir until lightly browned.  Let cool.
3. To prepare the salad, arrange grilled eggplant slices on a platter. Top with crumbled goat cheese, basil, mint and pine nuts. Drizzle with remaining olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4. Serve immediately.

Recipe from lakocinera.blogspot.com